"Yes. Hand me that heavy glass ashtray; I think I'll express myself on the back of that guy's head."

"I'm shocked at the way those dozen or so policemen are brutalizing these hundreds of youths."

"Indeed. I see no legitimate attempt to communicate with us about our concerns; just a lot of yelling and screaming in pain."

"That cop is bleeding all over my

new Air Jordan sneakers. Pardon me for a moment while I kick him in the groin."

"Look, more policemen are arriving. This is a dark day in Lehigh Valley law enforcement." Youth No. 2 crashed a table over the back of a policeman's head, telling him, "Perhaps this will help you understand that we are tired of being beaten and treated as scapegoats."

"I don't believe it," said Youth No. 1. "Now they're confiscating someone's crack cocaine. Is there no end to their villainy?"

"If only therewas a more racially diverse security force here so we had someone to identify with."

"Yes, I certainly wouldn't want to identify with those two Latino and one black officer there on the floor, considering people are clobbering them with chairs."

"I can't stand this police brutality any longer. Let's go into the parking lot and smash some teen-agers' car windows."

"Right. It's clear we're not going to get any justice in here."

Outside, the bleeding, limping policemen hustled a handful of the teens into squad cars.

Youth No. 2 shook his head sadly. "Their brutality here tonight will not soon be forgotten. Did they injure you?"

"Yes, I'm afraid my toe is quite sore where it connected with that policeman's body. I wouldn't be surprised if it's black and blue by morning. How about you?"

"I've got a painful splinter here in my finger from that table I hit the officer with. The Main Gate ought to sand those rough edges down."

"Very negligent on their part. Be careful with that stretcher, you insensitive clod! That ambulance attendant nearly ran over my sore toe."

"I don't see why that policeman couldn't walk. Very inconsiderate of him, considering how crowded it is."

"Just another reason why young people choose not to respect law enforcement. Well, in any event, can we draw any conclusions from this sad spectacle?"

"Yes, one thing comes through to me loud and clear."

"What's that?"

"We need more recreational activities like this for our young people."